State Department News

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's surprising diplomatic offer of unconditional talks with North Korea hinges on two big X factors: Does the North even want talks, and is President Donald Trump fully behind his top diplomat

Ten months after taking office and seven months after beginning a “redesign” of the department that critics say has hollowed it out, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is making a push to be more transparent and open and boost sagging morale — starting with the first of what will be many town halls

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. is "ready to talk any time North Korea would like to talk without precondition," in a surprising change for a member of the Trump administration. The offer to North Korea comes amid crippling sanctions on the country and high tension over its nuclear